Tour of Lac du Moulinet

A short, easy walk around Lac du Moulinet on an easy path with pontoon bridges over marshy areas. The beach is popular in summer with swimming and water sports available. Bar on site. Magnificent in autumn and winter.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.11 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 7 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 7 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,079 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,071 m

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Description of the walk

Start at the Lac du Moulinet car park opposite the water sports centre.

(S/E) Head west on the access road and quickly leave it for a path on the left along the beach. Walk along the lake on your left in the woods on the north shore.

(1) After about 400 m, take a pontoon on the left to reach a viewpoint over the lake. Retrace your steps.

(1) Continue along the lake.

(2) At a fork at the edge of the woods, take the path on the left and cross one of the rivers that feed into the lake. Cross a marshy area using the footbridge. Further on, cross another river.

(3) At a crossroads, continue along the lake. Pass a pair of benches.

(4) Ignore a path coming from the right, walk along the dam on your left and cross the river into which the lake flows. At the next crossroads, go straight ahead. You will come to a small road; follow it to the left until you reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,078 m - Water sports centre - Lac du Moulinet
  2. 1 : km 0.45 - alt. 1,076 m - Pontoon
  3. 2 : km 0.62 - alt. 1,077 m - Fork
  4. 3 : km 1.36 - alt. 1,075 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 1.81 - alt. 1,076 m - Lake dam - Crueize (rivière) - Affluent de la Colagne
  6. S/E : km 2.11 - alt. 1,078 m - Water sports centre - Lac du Moulinet

Notes

Swimming in the lake is possible during the season.

Worth a visit

Numerous views of the lake along the way.

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